The Projects Manager role is a full-time position, based in our London office and forms part of the Operations Team. The role works across the company’s portfolio of projects, overseeing and drawing together their planning and delivery including their monitoring and evaluation. The Projects Manager would work closely with the company Directors and individual project leads to draw together the key information relating to programme, resourcing and performance across all projects. This role is central and pivotal to company-wide operations, to financial performance and most importantly to the control of the workloads of our valuable team members.

Reporting To

Founders

Managing Director

Key Relationships

Company Founders and Directors

Operations Team including HR, Finance and Dubai-base Practice Management

Barker Langham Staff and Associates

External contractors and suppliers

Main Responsibilities:

Responsible for the company-wide overview of current and future project resources relating to core staff, associates and sub-contractors for all projects

Provide a vital link between the Dubai team and UK team in terms of team resource

Chair regular department / community meetings to monitor and coordinate the workloads of projects and individuals to feed into the company-wide overview as well as to help distribute the work and keep project programmes on track

Be the central keeper of all project programmes in order to provide / facilitate analysis and forward planning

Management and implementation of the Workflow Max software (job management system) to collate each project’s financial administration and oversee the implementation of the system against tenders and new business opportunities

Project Management of medium / small projects and on quick / intense packages throughout the global remit

Commissioning of Associates and sub-contractors according to project requirements

Lead on project and contract performance issues that may arise and support the teams in resolving

Handle project matters quickly and decisively

Graphic Design: Provide coordination for the forward planning and scheduling of graphics time against project needs

Business Development: Support the development of major tenders

Project Administration: Work with the wider team to ensure all projects have documented start-ups, intermediary reviews, final close-outs and archiving

Develop and implement best working practices alongside the Senior Management Team.

Experience

Educated to degree level

5+ years project planning and project management experience

Experience with an international workforce, particularly the Middle East region

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